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Naturally Abstract
Naturally Abstract
BeckyT


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: front garden
Date: Feb 15, 2009
Aperture: f14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

 Leaf of a Mexican Petunia with a water droplet that was back lit. Thought it looked pretty cool. Did the normal levels, curves, selective color, noise ninja, usm and cropped using the rule of thirds. I think that is all I did. Nothing really fancy. Also I had an extension tube so I could get even closer. I think I cloned out a small hot spot in the upper left corner.

Statistics
Place: 653 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.4353
Avg (commenters): 6.2093
Avg (participants): 5.3922
Avg (non-participants): 5.6582
Views since voting: 610
Views during voting: 647
Votes: 487
Comments: 47
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 05:57:03 PM
Sharp Mac.
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 03/17/2009 05:06:47 PM
Turn it upside down and it could look quite lizard-like.
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 03/17/2009 02:12:20 PM
A nice piece of nature that creates great art, great detail in this.
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 03/17/2009 12:58:30 PM
Very well done! 7
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 03/17/2009 10:20:12 AM
Good detail in the leaf, and good DOF, but seems to have either too much contrast, or saturation.
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 03/17/2009 05:27:58 AM
Striking example of creativity in nature's design.
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 03/17/2009 04:56:10 AM
Love the oranges and greens. Great patterns.
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 03/16/2009 06:40:39 PM
A bit OOF to my old eyes. Nice red & green & curves in drop.
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 03/16/2009 03:09:32 PM
Really lovely. Perhaps slightly oversharpened - would love to see this full size because I'm sure it lacks terribly at 720 pixels.
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 03/16/2009 02:15:49 PM
Beautiful, rich, saturated colors that I love and a pretty good composition. Congrats.
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 03/16/2009 01:01:22 PM
amazing eye for details....
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 03/16/2009 08:10:38 AM
nice abstract but a bit noisy , just five from me sorry ;D
brano
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 03/15/2009 11:29:12 PM
great depth of field the shot seems over processed- maybe over saturated.
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 03/15/2009 12:09:50 PM
great natural use of complementry colors.
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 03/15/2009 08:00:34 AM
A bit too contrasty and over saturated for my tastes, but good detail in the leaf.
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 03/14/2009 01:47:49 PM
Strong lines and colors. Nice luminosity
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 03/14/2009 01:30:58 PM
I like the boldness and the contrasts in this
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 03/14/2009 01:01:56 PM
Nice macro. Love the colors.
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 03/14/2009 11:04:40 AM
feels a little over processed to me, jmo
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 03/14/2009 09:25:13 AM
This is delightful. The colors really pop and the water drop is perfect.
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 03/14/2009 05:40:24 AM
very colorful, really like the background
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 03/14/2009 05:13:40 AM
Oh! Great abstract with incredible colour and contrast. well done. 7
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 03/14/2009 04:28:11 AM
Heavy colors, but a very nice drop.
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 03/14/2009 01:40:05 AM
great detail in the veins in the leaf
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 03/13/2009 11:21:25 PM
Like the detail in the shot
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 03/13/2009 06:52:46 PM
I like the idea, but the colors are too over saturated for my taste.
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 03/13/2009 06:39:06 PM
interesting image
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 03/13/2009 06:35:04 PM
Good shot
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 03/13/2009 05:48:05 PM
Good colors! Really really great colors! And sharpness, too! right on!
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 03/13/2009 03:33:17 PM
good effort , wish I could see a little more of the refraction details in the droplet itself. 6
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 03/13/2009 12:52:42 PM
Great colors and composition.
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 03/13/2009 10:41:46 AM
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. Very nice macro shot of this plant leaf that really puts the spotlight on the texture with all the veins that shoot through the leaf chambers. I really like the bold colors too! The greens and reds are bold, vibrant and eye catching. The waterdrop hanging off of the leaf is a nice added element that also catches the eye. Nice work.
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 03/13/2009 08:31:08 AM
Beautiful colors
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 03/13/2009 08:21:36 AM
great detail in the leaves, awesome colors too
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 03/13/2009 06:07:58 AM
Lovely details. It reminds me of alligator skin.
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 03/12/2009 08:40:53 PM
Extreem processing works here. Catches your eye from the thumb.
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 03/12/2009 08:37:21 PM
Looks almost like a reptilian eyelid. Kind of neat.Tthanks.
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 03/12/2009 10:43:20 AM
Good shot. Not sure if the saturation is too much thought.
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 03/12/2009 08:41:23 AM
Feels a bit oversaturated, composition works alright.
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 03/12/2009 05:41:55 AM
nice macro
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 03/12/2009 04:58:41 AM
To over processed for me but nice subject and abstract.
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 03/11/2009 08:55:29 PM
Nice macro. The lighting is prefect.
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 03/11/2009 04:43:45 PM
nice abstract catch
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 03/11/2009 01:17:48 PM
the colors should be toned down a little.
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 03/11/2009 10:14:48 AM
I actually would have liked to see this inverted. 7.
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 03/11/2009 06:18:39 AM
Great color!
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 03/10/2009 09:54:58 PM
very cool shot. held my attention for awhile
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